Photojournalists are still special. The work I do can’t be replicated by just anyone. It takes effort to see the shot before it happens VS just reacting to a scene.

Additionally this is from a recent NPPA study:

“Study participants were able to tell whether a photograph was made by a professional or an amateur 90 percent of the time.”

https://nppa.org/news/eyetracking-photojournalism-new-research-explores-what-makes-photograph-memorable-shareable-and